The outlaws had similar experince with a Mazda 3 clutch which died at around 12k, they'd never had a clutch failure before either, put down to abuse and had to pay.

The Mazda is now sold and no they didn't sign up for more of the same treatment.

If you end up paying for this clutch make sure you collect the old parts if you wish to get an independent engineers opinion with a view to some sort of claim action...the outlaws parts were unfortunately binned before anyone not from the dealer could see them...how very (in)convenient.

Have *you* contacted Vauxhalls version of customer service yet, don't rely on the dealer to have your best interests at heart.

Vauxhalls lost the plot a few years back.

I had numerous vauxhalls for 20 years untill very bad experince with a new omega V6 and vectra SRi.

Warranty and dealerships waste of time. so after that voted with my feet and bought another make.

I have similar issues with my Astra VXR. My car has had a complete gearbox change after the original was causing alot of noise when driving around a coriner. Looking on the next i can that this is a common issue along with the Clutch problem.

I now have a faulty Flywheel a few months after the new gearbox was fitted. Unfortunately, my cars warranty ran out last month and Vauxhall won't cover the entire cost to fix but will contribute 70% of the £1700 bill.

From reading forums like this, it is quite easy to see that Vauxhall have a common problem with Gearbox, clutch and flywheers on the GTC & VXR models but won't accept responsibility!

Paid 18k for a top of the range VXR model and already it has had a new Gearbox and now needs a new Flywheel.

If anyone is looking to buy a sport hatch, stay away from the Astra GTC/VXR.